Patents by Inventor Edwin B. Herman

Edwin B. Herman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Malt-like flavor from cereal grain root cultures
    Patent number: 4613507
    Abstract: A process for producing a food composition possessing a malt-like flavor is disclosed. The process involves germinating a cereal grain seed until sprouted roots develop. The sprouted roots are explanted and are then grown on a nutrient medium. The cultured root are then harvested and heated to develop the malt-like flavor. The composition may be utilized as a source of malt flavor in a foodstuff or beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Charles V. Fulger, Gerhard J. Haas, Edwin B. Herman, Charles R. Lazarus
  • Malt-like flavor from cereal grain root cultures
    Patent number: 4371551
    Abstract: A process for producing a food composition possessing a malt-like flavor is disclosed. The process involves germinating a cereal grain seed until sprouted roots develop. The sprouted roots are explanted and are then grown on a nutrient medium. The cultured roots are then harvested and heated to develop the malt-like flavor. The composition may be utilized as a source of malt flavor in a foodstuff or beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Charles V. Fulger, Gerhard J. Haas, Edwin B. Herman, Charles R. Lazarus